RE: Symantec Drive Encryption

And if you gain access but the drive still needs a password, try the most common ones-- birthdays, anniversaries, pet's name, etc.


Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Douglas Dunn
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2018 5:32 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Symantec Drive Encryption

I can second the Knoppix suggestion, or you might try TinyCore Linux, or
SystemRescueCD. There's thousands of variants of Linux, and if you look
into "forensic" distributions you might find something that helps. I
suggest you try looking at the "Distrowatch" website for comparisons and
more information about many distros.

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 6:24 AM, John McKee <jmmckee3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Absolutely worth a shot. But, may not be able to read the encrypted
drive. No money to try,

John McKee

On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 8:14 AM <ChadB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

You could also look at a free version of Linux that will completely boot
and run from a CD or flash drive - it's a distro called "Knoppix"...

I haven't used it for years, but in many cases you will at least have
access to the disk storage from the Knoppix environment, it's worth a
try...





From: "Paul Nelson" <nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <pctech@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 09/17/2018 07:52 AM
Subject: Symantec Drive Encryption
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



I've got a weird one here. Last week, a neighbor lady asked me if I could
help with her late husband's laptop.

Her husband formerly worked for a company near here whose facilities were
wiped out last year by Hurricane Harvey. The owner decided to quit doing
business, and laid off all of the employees. He told the employees to

keep

their laptops and any other equipment as part of their separation

packages.

The laptops were all Windows 7 boxes, and have a boot up program from
Symantec requiring a Windows password or PGP passphrase. The problem is
that
the neighbor suffered a fatal heart attack last month, and never told his
wife the password.

Symantec is no help, since their customer is out of business, and nobody
knows how to contact their PC guy.

The only thing I've found is a product called Kon Boot, which is

delivered

on a thumb drive, and claims to be able to boot from that, allowing

access

to the PC, and to enable the user to function as the administrator.

Before I spend the money to purchase this tool, I'm looking for some
feedback from you experts. Is there something else out there? Does Kon

Boot

actually work?

Thanks

Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 409-267-4027
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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